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Pudd'nhead Wilson - Exam
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  • 1. When was 'Pudd'nhead Wilson' first serialized?
A) Atlantic Monthly
B) Scribner's Monthly
C) The Century Magazine (1893–1894)
D) Harper's Weekly
  • 2. What is the main reason Roxy switches her son with Tom Driscoll?
A) To give her son a life of freedom and privilege.
B) Due to an order from Judge Driscoll.
C) Because she wanted to escape slavery herself.
D) To gain favor with the Driscoll family.
  • 3. What hobby does David Wilson pursue that is misunderstood by the townsfolk?
A) Writing poetry.
B) Collecting fingerprints.
C) Bird watching.
D) Coin collecting.
  • 4. Who challenges Luigi Capello to a duel?
A) Judge Driscoll.
B) Angelo Capello.
C) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
D) Tom Driscoll.
  • 5. What technological innovation is featured in the novel as forensic evidence?
A) Lie detector tests.
B) Blood typing.
C) Fingerprints.
D) DNA testing.
  • 6. How does Tom Driscoll's life change after his true identity is revealed?
A) He inherits a large fortune.
B) He feels uneasy in white society and is excluded from the company of blacks.
C) He leaves Dawson's Landing permanently.
D) He becomes a respected member of the community.
  • 7. What does Roxy do after discovering her savings are gone?
A) She files a lawsuit against the bank.
B) She seeks help from Judge Driscoll.
C) She returns to Dawson's Landing to ask for money from Tom.
D) She moves to another town to start over.
  • 8. What is the significance of Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar?
A) It serves as a legal document for his law practice.
B) It endears him to Judge Driscoll but confirms others' opinion of him as a 'pudd'nhead'.
C) It contains clues about Roxy's true identity.
D) It is used to solve the murder mystery.
  • 9. What happens to Tom Driscoll after he robs and murders his wealthy uncle?
A) He flees Dawson's Landing.
B) The blame falls wrongly on one of the Italian twins.
C) He confesses to the crime.
D) He is immediately arrested by the police.
  • 10. What role does Judge Driscoll play in Tom Driscoll's life?
A) He hires him as a lawyer.
B) He adopts Tom after his father's death.
C) He disowns Tom permanently.
D) He sells him into slavery.
  • 11. What is the outcome for Chambers after the murder mystery is solved?
A) He escapes to Europe.
B) His prison sentence is overturned, and he is sold 'down the river'.
C) He becomes a respected lawyer.
D) He inherits his uncle's estate.
  • 12. What was Twain's original plan for the Capello twins?
A) They were identical triplets.
B) They were fictionalized versions of real historical figures.
C) They were conjoined twins in a novel titled Those Extraordinary Twins.
D) They were unrelated characters with no connection to Tom Driscoll.
  • 13. What is the setting of 'Pudd'nhead Wilson'?
A) St. Louis during the Civil War.
B) New York City in the late 18th century.
C) Dawson's Landing on the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century.
D) Chicago in the early 20th century.
  • 14. What is Roxy's racial composition?
A) She is half black and half white.
B) She is one-sixteenth black and majority white.
C) She is entirely white.
D) She is three-quarters black.
  • 15. What does Roxy use to blackmail Tom Driscoll?
A) A letter from Judge Driscoll.
B) A confession from Luigi Capello.
C) Evidence of a crime he committed.
D) The truth about his ancestry and that he is her son and partially black.
  • 16. What happens to Tom Driscoll after his uncle's will is read?
A) He is adopted by Judge Driscoll.
B) He inherits the entire estate.
C) He is sent away to a boarding school.
D) He becomes a traveling salesman.
  • 17. What does Roxy's fair complexion and appearance signify?
A) She had undergone plastic surgery.
B) She was mistaken for a European immigrant.
C) She was adopted by a wealthy family.
D) She looks more white than black due to her ancestry.
  • 18. What is the significance of Tom Driscoll's behavior in the novel?
A) It proves he was always destined to be a criminal.
B) It shows his inherent goodness.
C) It raises questions about nature versus nurture and racism.
D) It highlights his intelligence.
  • 19. What is the role of small-town politics in 'Pudd'nhead Wilson'?
A) It is satirized through Mark Twain's depiction of Dawson's Landing.
B) It supports Pudd'nhead Wilson's law practice.
C) It plays a minor role with no significant impact on the plot.
D) It leads to the downfall of Judge Driscoll.
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